A woman has revealed what life in an open relationship is like - claiming it boosts her sex life even though her boyfriend still gets “jealous”.
Instagram influencer Jasmine Teaa started selling snaps online in order to earn some cash while at college - and she recently made the news when sharing how her family disapproved of her side hustle. Despite the reaction of her parents, the 26-year-old says her boyfriend has been very supportive of her career.
Jasmine’s boyfriend, 27, helps to film her content and also is OK with letting her sleep with other people - with the influencer model stating it has actually helped to improve the couple’s sex life. But things weren’t always so easy in this arrangement, and as the boyfriend initially struggled with natural emotions of jealousy when Jasmine was out with other men.
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"I've had to have lots of talks with him and take a step back to go through these emotions of jealousy," Jasmine explained to her 494,000 Instagram followers (@jasteaa). "It's all about trust, and while it's normal to have these feelings, we've been able to work through them. Jealousy is no longer a problem.”
But she says the boyfriend now “enjoys” watching her have sex with other men and claims that “nothing is off limits between us now”. And despite the feelings of jealousy, Jasmine’s boyfriend has nonetheless always supported her and her career.
The Los Angeles resident first met her boyfriend at a rave in May 2018, and he didn’t know about her career. But Jasmine told him everything on their first official date - in order to suss out immediately it would be a real problem between them.
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"I really enjoy my work and an ex had an issue with it. I didn't like that and I didn't want to deal with that again,” she explained. "Luckily, my boyfriend was just really interested and thought it was actually quite impressive that I was able to support myself. He started helping me take photos and film videos, and when my parents found out, he gave me a place to stay. I really appreciated him for giving me a safe space when I needed to feel truly loved."
The couple enjoy experimenting in their relationship and have been addressing their fantasies while creating content for Jasmine’s platform. "We tried point-of-view but that took a while to get used to, so we focused on loads of other things. We've tried bondage, which was very exciting, and having sex with other people.
"It's brought our relationship to a healthy level in so many ways and we'll always try something out at least once. If one of us doesn't like it, then we won't do it again, but sex with others has remained, despite some doubts. Now, I'm always looking for things that can be special between us."
Things have also improved between Jasmine and her parents, who are now “very proud” to see her daughter standing on her own two feet. She now earns around £817,000 per year through her work.
"Looking back, I would tell myself that while it's hard right now, things will get better. It was difficult to navigate, as I had to figure it out all on my own, but now I feel empowered. When I think about what my career has provided me and all I've achieved because of it, it takes any doubts away."